Fisheries Management Act 2007

An application for an authority must—

be made in a manner and form approved by the Minister;

be completed in accordance with the instructions contained in the form; and

be accompanied by the prescribed fee or an instalment of the fee in accordance with the regulations.

An applicant must provide the Minister with such evidence as the

A licence or permit granted to a natural person may include a photograph of the holder of the licence or permit and, consequently, an applicant for a licence or permit who is a natural person may be required by the Minister—

to attend at a specified place for the purpose of having the applicant's photograph taken; or

to supply the Minister with 1 or more photographs of the applicant as specified by the Minister.

An authority will not be issued by the Minister except on payment of the licence, permit or registration fee prescribed by the regulations or on payment (in accordance with the regulations) of an instalment of the relevant fee.

The Minister may, by notice in writing, require an applicant for an authority, within a time fixed by the notice (which may not be less than

If the applicant fails to comply with the notice under subsection (5), the Minister may, without further notice, refuse the application but keep the fee that accompanied the application.

An application—

for a licence or permit in respect of a fishery—will be determined by the Minister subject to, and in accordance with, the regulations for the fishery;

for registration of a boat to be used pursuant to a licence or permit in respect of a fishery—will not be granted by the Minister unless he or she is satisfied—

that the applicant is the holder of a licence or permit in respect of the fishery that is in force; and

as to the matters prescribed by the regulations for the fishery;

for registration of a person as the master of a boat to be used pursuant to a licence or permit in respect of a fishery—will not be granted by the Minister unless he or she is satisfied—

that the applicant is the holder of a licence or permit in respect of the fishery that is in force; and

that a boat is registered in the name of the applicant under this

that the person nominated as the proposed master is not disqualified from being registered as a master and is otherwise a fit and proper person to be master of the boat;

for registration of a device to be used pursuant to a licence or permit in respect of a fishery—will not be granted by the Minister unless he or she is satisfied—

that the applicant is the holder of a licence or permit in respect of the fishery that is in force; and

as to the matters prescribed by the regulations for the fishery.

The Minister must, before determining an application that relates to, or is to apply in respect of, a specially protected area, consult with the relevant Minister.

The Minister must refuse to grant an application for a fishery authority if—

the applicant is disqualified from holding or obtaining a fishery authority; or

the applicant is a body corporate and a director of the body corporate is disqualified from holding or obtaining a fishery authority.

The Minister may refuse to grant an application for an authority in the following circumstances:

the Minister is not satisfied the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold an authority of the kind to which the application relates;

the Minister is of the opinion that the issue of the authority would be inconsistent with—

an inter-governmental agreement or arrangement; or

any instrument made under this Act;

in the case of an application to register a device—

the applicant does not produce the device for examination after being requested by the Minister to do so; or

the applicant could not lawfully use the device in the fishery even if it were registered;

prescribed grounds for the refusal exist.